Users need to enable the Windows Defender Application Guard companion app from Microsoft Store, then install the extensions. However, installing these extensions can feel like a bit of a hassle. However, Microsoft did release official browser extensions to support Chrome and Firefox – it brings the functionality of Windows Defender Application Guard to those browsers, protecting you from malicious links. Again, this sadly only works with Microsoft Edge browser – which renders it quite useless if you have other browsers installed on your machine. You’re able to limit the amount of time spent online, restrict app usage by age group, and block specific websites from being accessed. You’ll also find built-in parental controls, for limiting and monitoring internet usage. However, the drawback of this tool is that it is only available for Microsoft Edge browser – so you lose out on this protection if you’re using Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or any other browser besides Microsoft Edge. Some of the useful tools in Windows Defender Antivirus include the SmartScreen utility, which will block potentially hazardous websites, scans your downloads for malware, and it will also check for unrecognized apps across the web. It also has an offline scan, which is a deeper malware scanning which will run before Windows completely boots up. Windows Defender Antivirus offers various scan types – quick scan, full scan, and custom scan. However, it does cover all of the essential features you would expect, and it does them quite well. It can be said that Windows Defender Antivirus does not offer as many bells and whistles as other antivirus products available. 4 Avast vs Windows Defender, Final Words.

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